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The Ruffin Family Foundation: 14 grants to organizations, $230,577 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Ruffin Family Foundation, a private foundation in Virginia Beach, VA, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $230,577 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH for general support.
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- EIN
- 474359594
- Based in
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Assets
- $376,011
- Grants paid
- $230,577
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202601329349103245. It reported $230,577 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, VA | General support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| VB Court Appointed Special Advocates | Virginia Beach, VA | recruits, trains and supervises competent volunteers dedicated to advocating for the needs of abused and neglected children currently in court proceedings. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Va Beach Police Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $4,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Virginia Beach, VA | To Build Healthier Lives Free of Cardiovascular Diseases and Strokes | $4,027 | apps.irs.gov | |
| An Acheivable Dream | Newport News, VA | General Support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fact | Chicago, IL | To promote humane farming and food safety | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charles Barker's Champions for Kids | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fight CF Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | Medical research | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaizxen Adaptive Athletics | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Risevb | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Va Gentlemen Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Virginia Aquarium Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | To inspire conservation of the marine environment through education, research and sustainable practices | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wide Women Group | Suffolk, VA | TO PROVIDE a SAFE HOME FOR WOMEN OF ALL RACES | Public and societal benefit | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 24, 2025, IRS object ID 202512979349100906. It reported $234,463 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, VA | To provide education | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | General Support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fact | Chicago, IL | To promote humane farming and food safety | $13,309 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equi-Kids | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Virginia Beach, VA | To Build Healthier Lives Free of Cardiovascular Diseases and Strokes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vibe Creative District | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $2,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charles Barker's Champions for Kids | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chick's for Charity | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| VB Court Appointed Special Advocates | Virginia Beach, VA | recruits, trains and supervises competent volunteers dedicated to advocating for the needs of abused and neglected children currently in court proceedings. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospice House of Hampton Roads | Virginia Beach, VA | provide compassionate respite and end-of-life care in a dedicated, community-focused environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Virginia Aquarium Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | To inspire conservation of the marine environment through education, research and sustainable practices | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Corolla Wild Horse Fund | Corolla, NC | General support in memory of Billy Malbon | Animal-related | $516 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uncommon Schools | New York, NY | operates outstanding urban public schools that close the opportunity gap and prepare students from low-income communities to graduate from college | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Proverbs 31 Ministries | Matthews, NC | General support in memory of Lisa Robertson | $265 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baylake Pines Methodist Church | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blackwater Baptist Church | Virginia Beach, VA | General Support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude's Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | General support in memory of Vivian Doummar | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wide Women Group | Suffolk, VA | TO PROVIDE a SAFE HOME FOR WOMEN OF ALL RACES | Public and societal benefit | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lift Fitness Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Empower vulnerable communities by providing the tools they need for sustainable change. | $173 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $200,500 |
| Medical research | $2,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 |
| Animal-related | $516 |
| Public and societal benefit | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $247,200 |
| Ohio | $200,000 |
| Illinois | $16,309 |
| North Carolina | $781 |
| New York | $500 |
| Tennessee | $250 |
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Updated May 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.